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Big Ten commissioner, President Trump discuss starting college football season Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren had a telephone call with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, after a White House representative reached about having discussions concerning how the conference can return to playing college football as soon as ...
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TE Rob Gronkowski says tirades by Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians 'motivating' He'll not only trash-talk, but curse out players in lengthy tirades at practices and even berate officials. How does new tight end Rob Gronkowski, who spent nine seasons playing for Bill Belichick in New England, handle the more mercurial, more animated Arians ...
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Ten UCF football players opting out of season over coronavirus concerns Ten University of Central Florida football players, including two projected starters, are opting out for the 2020 season because of concerns around the coronavirus pandemic, coach Josh Heupel said Tuesday. The list of opt-outs includes cornerback Tay ...
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Jaguars Announce A Season-Long Voting Initiative With Players and Coaches The Jacksonville Jaguars organization announced Tuesday a season-long initiative to support voter education, registration, and turn-out. The club released a public service announcement as its first major push. The PSA included Head Coach Doug Marrone, ...
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It's Game 7 for Thunder-Rockets, Game 2 on tap in Heat-Bucks LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) -- The last time the Houston Rockets played a Game 7, they didn't have Chris Paul and they wound up losing. Paul wants to see history repeat itself. The former Houston guard simply has willed fifth-seeded Oklahoma City into a ...
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Task force report shows dire warnings to Iowa, the state with the highest case rate this week (CNN) A White House coronavirus task force report sent to officials in Iowa this week warns of dire new case increases across rural and urban areas of the state and calls for a mask mandate, the closure of bars and a plan from universities as the pandemic ...
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PPP Loans Worth Billions at Risk for Fraud, Oversight Panel Says More than $1 billion in federal coronavirus relief went to U.S. small businesses that received multiple loans, although that wasn't allowed by the stimulus program, according to an analysis by congressional subcommittee Democratic staff, which also raised red ...
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A newborn baby and cursing lawmakers — California's legislative session ends in chaos OAKLAND — Technological mayhem, a virus-spreading gathering and a one-month old baby on the Assembly floor: The end of California's 2020 legislative session was peak Covid-era politics. The final night in Sacramento reached a boiling point Monday ...
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Prince Harry, Duchess Meghan honor Diana's memory by planting her favorite flowers in preschool garden On the 23rd anniversary of Princess Diana's death, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan of Sussex honored the late royal's memory with a sweet gesture. The royal couple went to a Los Angeles preschool to volunteer with a clutch of kids in their garden, ...
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US manufacturing activity at nearly two-year high; new orders accelerate WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing activity accelerated to a nearly two-year high in August aided by a surge in new orders, but employment at factories continued to lag amid safety restrictions intended to slow the spread of COVID-19. Line workers ...
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Twitter to Add Context to Trending Topics Twitter said Tuesday that it would add more context to topics that trend on its service, an effort to clean up a feature that has often been used to amplify hate and disinformation. The change comes as Twitter and other social media companies struggle to ...
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After UAE-Israel Breakthrough, Kushner Pushes Other Arabs to Go Next AL-DHAFRA AIR BASE, Abu Dhabi — After accompanying an Israeli delegation to the UAE for historic normalization talks, White House adviser Jared Kushner set off on a tour of other Gulf capitals on Tuesday, looking for more Arab support. Israel and the ...
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Dozens of Black former franchisees sue McDonald's over alleged discrimination New York (CNN Business) A group of 52 former Black franchise operators is suing McDonald's over alleged racial discrimination. The lawsuit, filed late Monday night, accused McDonald's of systematically discriminating against Black franchise operators by ...
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Trump wins short delay in effort to shield financial records from prosecutors WASHINGTON – President Trump won some breathing room Tuesday in his latest effort to keep his tax returns and financial records away from New York prosecutors. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit temporarily blocked enforcement of the ...
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US STOCKS-Tech stocks fuel Wall St rally as factory activity expands in August (For a live blog on the U.S. stock market, click or type LIVE/ in a news window). * Apple rises on reports of orders for 75 mln 5G iPhones. * Zoom surges after raising annual revenue forecast. * Walmart advances after unveiling membership plan details.
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'Game of Thrones' Creators to Adapt Chinese Sci-Fi Trilogy for Netflix LOS ANGELES — The creators of television's "Game of Thrones" are to adapt a best selling Chinese science-fiction book trilogy for a Netflix series. Netflix said on Tuesday that the English-language adaptation will cover all three of the award-winning Chinese ...
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Apple releases iOS 13.7 with Exposure Notifications Express system The new system makes it easier to participate in COVID-19 exposure notifications without downloading a separate app. Jason Cross By Jason Cross. Staff Writer, Macworld | Sep 1, 2020 10:20 am PDT. ios13 mockup Jason Cross/IDG. We're all excited about ...
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Arteta, Edu convinced Gabriel to join Arsenal Gabriel Magalhaes said the influence of Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and technical director Edu convinced him to join the Gunners after completing a reported £22 million ($30 million) move from Lille on Tuesday. The 22-year-old defender was also in ...
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Apple's stock split today. Here's what you need to know. Shares ofApple'sstock are suddenly a whole lot more affordable. The tech titan's shares began trading at their new split-adjusted price Monday. Following its 4-for-1 stock split, Apple's shares are now trading for roughly 75% less than they were before.
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Could a Kennedy lose an election in Massachusetts? After nearly half a century in Congress, Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., was expecting the primary race of his life against Rep. Joe Kennedy III, the young and telegenic standard-bearer for the legendary political clan who announced his challenge with a message ...
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Chamber of Commerce backs freshmen House Dems, marking shift WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has decided to endorse 23 freshmen House Democrats in this fall's elections, a bipartisanship move by an organization that has long leaned strongly toward Republicans. The country's largest business ...
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Lunchbreak: Vikings Defense 'Trending Up' After Yannick Ngakoue Trade Minnesota's defense has gained another playmaker. The Vikings announced Monday that they had acquired defensive end Yannick Ngakoue from the Jaguars via trade. Vikings team reporter Eric Smith wrote that bringing Ngakoue to Minnesota could help ...
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Deputies fatally shoot Black man in LA who dropped gun from bundle LOS ANGELES — A Black man who deputies said was stopped for riding his bicycle in violation of vehicle codes was fatally shot when he dropped a bundle of items that included a gun, authorities said, setting off a protest march to a nearby sheriff's station in ...
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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trials coming to University of Michigan Michigan Medicine announced Tuesday it will partner with the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca in a Phase 3 clinical trial to test its COVID-19 vaccine. The goal will be to recruit 30,000 people over two years across several sites nationally — including the ...
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Third game of Oakland's series at Seattle postponed SEATTLE (AP) — The third and final game Thursday of Oakland's series at Seattle has been postponed to allow for additional testing and contact tracing after a member of the Athletics' organization tested positive for the coronavirus. The first two games in the ...
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The Latest: Chinese students begin full return to school BEIJING - Chinese students on Tuesday began a full return to regular classes following two weeks without new cases of local transmission in the country. About 75% of students had already returned to school and the remainder will return beginning from ...
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Nvidia's new RTX 3090 is a $1499 monster GPU designed for 8K gaming While the RTX 3080 will ship with 10GB of GDDR6X memory, the RTX 3090 ships with a huge 24GB of GDDR6X memory. Nvidia is promising that the RTX 3090 will be capable of 60fps gaming at 8K resolutions. This new flagship card is more akin to Nvidia's ...
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Want an Uber? You may have to send a masked selfie first New York (CNN Business) Since mid-May, Uber has required drivers to take selfies to verify they are wearing a mask or face covering before they are able to pick up riders. Soon, certain riders will also be required to take a selfie prior to ordering a ride.
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Florida drops Quest for coronavirus testing after lab reports backlog of 75000 test results Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered state health agencies to cut ties with Quest Diagnostics, one of the country's largest labs, after the company failed to report nearly 75,000 coronavirus tests in a timely manner, according to the state's department of health.
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Teens step up to work at the polls as COVID-19 drives older workers away Frances Lebowitz has never voted — she is only 16 — but she is still deeply involved with the 2020 elections. Concerned about the future of the U.S.'s democracy during a time when the President is trying to cast doubt about the integrity of the election system, ...
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Judge rules Georgia ballots mailed by Election Day must be counted A federal judge on Monday extended the deadline for absentee ballots to be returned in Georgia, ruling that they must be counted if postmarked by Election Day and delivered up to three days afterward. The decision will likely result in tens of thousands of ...
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Meet the hero nurses who cared for 19 NICU babies during 'terrifying' Hurricane Laura A group of nurses from a Louisiana hospital detail how they moved 19 NICU babies to another hospital and then rode out Hurricane Laura. Hero nurses talk about caring for NICU babies during Hurricane Laura. Sept. 1, 202004:19. Get the latest from TODAY.
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Saratoga's Tiz the Law at 3-5 is Kentucky Derby favorite The yellow school buses are on reserve. Jack Knowlton and his merry band from Sackatoga Stable are back at the Kentucky Derby for the first time in 17 years. This time with a horse everyone knows. Tiz the Law is 4-0 this year, winning by a combined 16 1/2 ...
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Defying China's wrath, Czech senator delivers Taiwan speech TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Defying anger from China, the president of the Czech Republic's Senate addressed Taiwan's legislature on Tuesday, offering a strong rebuke of authoritarian politics and Beijing's increasingly aggressive foreign policy. Milos Vystrcil ...
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Tug responding to Mauritius oil spill sinks; 3 sailors dead JOHANNESBURG — The oil spill disaster off Mauritius turned deadly this week when a tugboat leaving the shipwreck collided with a barge and sank, killing at least three sailors, police said Tuesday. The tug was towing the empty barge from the stranded hull ...
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NC reports 39 more coronavirus-related deaths, 2100+ new cases CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - North Carolina health officials reported 2,111 new coronavirus cases on Monday, increasing the overall statewide total to 169,424. Thirty-nine additional deaths were also reported, bringing the total number of people who have ...
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LIVE: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine gives update on COVID-19 response Refresh this page closer to 2 p.m. to watch the governor's briefing here. COLUMBUS - Gov. Mike DeWine will update Ohioans on the state's response to the novel coronavirus Tuesday. Ohio has shown some promising trends recently. Just six counties are ...
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Indian IT Minister Accuses Facebook of Bias Amid Row Over Content NEW DELHI — India's information technology minister accused Facebook on Tuesday of censoring content from people supportive of right wing ideology in the latest salvo at the social media giant over content regulation in its biggest user market. In a letter to ...
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Past vaccine disasters show why rushing a coronavirus vaccine would be 'a prescription for disaster' Vaccine experts are warning the American government against rushing out a coronavirus vaccine before testing has shown it's both safe and effective. Decades of history show why they're right. FDA SIGNALS VACCINE COULD GET EARLY GREEN ...
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Ed Sheeran announces birth of daughter Lyra Antarctica LONDON (Reuters) - British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran said on Tuesday his wife had given birth to the couple's first child, a girl who they had named "Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran". "Last week, with the help of an amazing delivery team, Cherry gave ...
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Fayetteville seeks more covid data Test results called crucial as university's semester starts FAYETTEVILLE -- City officials here say they need more covid-19 data, especially in light of the fall semester that began last week at the University of Arkansas. The university reported 222 active cases Monday afternoon. The data includes tests performed on ...
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Philadelphia mayor apologizes for dining indoors in Maryland restaurant while it's banned in his city Philadelphia's mayor apologized after a widely circulated photo showing him eating indoors at a Maryland restaurant drew criticism because indoor dining in his city remains banned until next week. "I know some are upset that I dined indoors at a restaurant in ...
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Sudan's Bashir appears at trial over 1989 coup KHARTOUM - Ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir appeared in court on Tuesday at the start of a trial over the military coup in which he took power in 1989. Giving his profession as "former president of the republic,". Bashir seemed in good physical ...
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Syria says Israeli strike kills 2 soldiers, wounds 7 DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A Syrian Defense Ministry official says Israel's military has fired missiles on areas south of the capital Damascus killing two soldiers and wounding seven. The unnamed Defense Ministry official, who was quoted by state media, said ...
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New Book Reveals Unique Chain Of Command When Patriots Signed Antonio Brown By Michael Hurley, CBS Boston. BOSTON (CBS) — Since taking over as head coach 20 years ago, Bill Belichick has served double duty as the team's de facto general manager. It's quite a bit of power for Belichick, but allowing the coach to "shop for the ...
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Lower Speed Limits Are Coming to These 9 NYC Roadways NEW YORK - Speed limits are being lowered on nine major roads around the five boroughs as the city looks to reduce speeding and traffic deaths. The Department of Transportation is lowering speed limits by 5 mph to 25 mph on parts of Riverside Drive in ...
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